Facts & Statistics

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Founded: 1819 by Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Source of Institutional Control: Public (with no state funding)

Academic Year Calendar: Semester

Degree Programs Offered: Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), Master of Laws in the Judicial Process (LL.M.), Combined-Degree Programs (J.D.-M.A., J.D.-M.B.A., J.D.-M.U.E.P., J.D.-M.P.H., J.D.-M.S.), External Combined-Degree Programs (either J.D.-M.A., J.D.-M.P.A., J.D.-M.A.L.D.)

J.D. Application Deadline: March 2 (J.D. candidates are also offered an early decision option.)

Graduate Studies (LL.M.) Application Deadline: January 1

Admissions Offers Made By: April 15

Student-Faculty Ratio: 13.3 to 1

Class of 2007 Degrees Awarded: 366 J.D.s, 33 LL.M.s, 1 S.J.D.

Endowment: As of June 30, 2008, the market value of the endowments and quasi-endowments held for the benefit of the Law School was $337 million.

Student-Run Academic Journals: 9

Student Organizations: 67, at least 10 involved extensively in public service projects

Library: More than 890,000 volumes

Charlottesville Population: 45,049 (as of 2000) - More on Charlottesville

Charlottesville and Surrounding Counties: 200,000

ADMISSIONS

CLASS OF 2010 PROFILE (More):

Median GPA:
3.76 on a 4.0 scale
25%-75% GPA: 3.51–3.87
Median LSAT:170 (98th percentile)
25%-75% LSAT: 167-171
Average age: 23 (range is 17 to 57)

361 students enrolled from among 5,438 applicants
216 men (60%), 145 women (40%)
69 identify themselves as minority students (19%)

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COSTS & FINANCIAL AID

J.D. COSTS, 2008-09	VA RESIDENT	NONRESIDENT
Tuition and Fees:	$36,800	$41,800
Room, Board, and Miscellaneous:	16,500	16,500
Books and Supplies:	1,800	1,800
Totals:	$55,100	$60,100

For more information on J.D. costs, see Financial Aid Information

MASTER OF LAWS (LL.M.) PROGRAM COSTS, 2008-09:
Tuition and Fees:	$41,900
Room, Board, and Miscellaneous:	15,000
Books and Supplies:	1,100
Total:	$58,000

First-Year Financial Aid, 2007-08:

Received Scholarships: 221 students, amount totaling $3.18 million
Received Loans: 300 students, amount totaling $10.36 million
Received Aid of Some Kind: 324 students, amount totaling $13.54 million

Total Financial Aid, FY 2007-08:

Received Scholarships: 695 students, amount totaling $10 million
Received Loans: 924 students, amount totaling $32.3 million

CAREER SERVICES

Fall 2007 Recruiting

• More than 950 public- and private-sector law offices from 42 states, the District of Columbia, and six foreign countries conducted interviews
• Employers conducted more than 9,000 interviews with 2Ls and 3Ls; 8,614 with 2Ls alone
• 2Ls averaged more than 21 interviews
• More than 90% of the 2L class obtained employment from on-Grounds recruiting.

Presence in Top Law Firms, Classes of 2006-08

Jobs with Top 100 Firms*: 75%

Jobs with Second 100 Firms*: 11%

Jobs with Smaller Law Firms:  14%

*Rankings according to American Lawyer 2005 survey

UVA is third nationally in the number of alumni who are chairpersons and managing partners at law firms nationwide.*

*According to the Law Firms Yellow Book, which profiled more than 800 law firms around the nation, from all major cities, and from all states except South Dakota.

A survey of 250 national law firms’ recent hiring decisions conducted by the National Law Journal found that University of Virginia School of Law graduates were the second-most-favored group, with 97 of the surveyed firms hiring Virginia students. Virginia ranked fifth in the number of graduates hired by NLJ's top 250 firms, with 208. More

According to a 2005 study that updates the 2003 Leiter Report, a highly respected and comprehensive ranking of law school performance, the Law School is second in overall success in placing graduates at top national law firms. See Leiter Reports and the 2005 Study

CLASS OF 2007

Jobs with Top 100 Firms*: 175

Jobs with Second 100 Firms*: 40

Jobs with Smaller Law Firms:   59

(See chart at top for all types of '07 jobs.)

*Rankings according to American Lawyer 2005 survey

Top Job Locations, Classes of 2006-08

• Washington, D.C. (258 graduates)
• New York City (204)
• Atlanta (58)
• Richmond (34)
• San Francisco Bay area (36)
• Boston (30)
• Chicago (37)
• Los Angeles area (26)
• Philadelphia (28)
• Houston (21)

The Classes of 2006-08 saw at least five graduates accept jobs in each of 36 cities.

Class of 2007 Graduates Employed 9 Months After Graduation: 99 percent

CLASS OF 2008 GRADUATES AT AMERICAN LAWYER TOP 100 LAW FIRMS

RANK	FIRM/LOCATION
1	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom New York, Washington, D.C.
2	Latham & Watkins Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.
3	Baker & McKenzie Washington, D.C.
4	Jones Day Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, New York, Palo Alto, Washington, D.C.
5	Sidley Austin Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C.
6	White & Case Miami, New York, Palo Alto
7	Kirkland & Ellis Chicago
8	greenBerg traurig Tyson's Corner, Va.
9	Mayer Brown Chicago, New York
10	Weil, Gotshal & Manges New York
11	DLA Piper Baltimore, San Diego
12	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.
13	Sullivan & Cromwell London, New York, Washington, D.C.
14	McDermott Will & Emery Chicago, Washington, D.C.
15	Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Los Angeles
16	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett New York, Washington D.C.
17	WilmerHale Boston
18	O’Melveny & Myers Menlo Park, Calif.
19	Shearman & Sterling New York, Washington, D.C.
20	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C.
21	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Washington, D.C.
21	Morrison & Foerster New York, San Francisco
23	Reed Smith Richmond
24	Hogan & Hartson Denver, McLean, Va., Washington, D.C.
25	Dechert Philadelphia
27	Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Menlo Park, Calif., Washington, D.C.
28	K&L Gates Seattle, Washington, D.C.
29	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Dallas, Houston, New York, Washington, D.C.
30	Bingham McCutchen San Francisco
31	Ropes & Gray Boston, Washington, D.C.
33	Debevoise & Plimpton New York
35	Hunton & Williams Atlanta, New York
36	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison New York
37	Fulbright & Jaworski Dallas
39	Proskauer Rose New York
40	King & Spalding Atlanta, New York
41	Holland & Knight Tampa
42	Goodwin Procter Boston
43	Cravath, Swaine & Moore New York
44	Willkie Farr & Gallagher New York
45	Vinson & Elkins Houston, Washington, D.C.
46	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman McLean, Va., Palo Alto, Washington, D.C.
47	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Charlotte, New York, Washington, D.C.
49	Baker Botts Dallas, Houston, New York, Washington, D.C.
51	Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson New York, Washington, D.C.
52	Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Palo Alto, Washington, D.C.
54	Alston & Bird New York, Washington, D.C.
55	Arnold & Porter Washington, D.C.
56	Heller Ehrman Washington, D.C.
57	Cooley Godward Kronish San Diego, Reston, Va.
59	Howrey Washington, D.C.
60	Bryan Cave Phoenix, St. Louis
61	Covington & Burling Washington, D.C.
62	Kaye Scholer Washington, D.C.
63	Katten Muchin Rosenman Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C.
66	Dewey & LeBoeuf New York, Washington, D.C.
68	McGuireWoods Charlottesville, Raleigh, Richmond
69	Perkins Coie Seattle
70	Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges Los Angeles
72	Fish & Richardson Boston, San Diego
73	Dorsey & Whitney Minneapolis
75	Troutman Sanders Atlanta, Richmond
77	Steptoe & Johnson Washington, D.C.
79	Jenner & Block Chicago
80	Venable Vienna, Va., Washington, D.C.
83	Baker Hostetler Cleveland, Washington, D.C.
84	Blank Rome Philadelphia
85	Patton Boggs Washington, D.C.
86	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Washington, D.C.
88	Stroock & Stroock & Lavan New York
88	Pepper Hamilton Philadelphia
91	Dickstein Shapiro Washington, D.C.
92	Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo Boston
93	Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Washington, D.C.
94	Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice Tyson’s Corner, Va.
97	Chadbourne & Parke Washington, D.C.
100	Kilpatrick Stockton Atlanta, Raleigh

1L Summer Job Stats

ALUMNI/Law Foundation

Alumni: The Law School has 16,023 alumni in all 50 states and 52 countries.

Endowment: As of June 30, 2008, the market value of the endowments and quasi-endowments held for the benefit of the Law School was $337 million.

Capital Campaign: The new Capital Campaign officially kicked off in 2006, with a goal of raising $150 million.

2007-2008 Contributions: At the conclusion of the 2007-2008 Annual Giving Campaign, 8,000 alumni, or over 52 percent, provided more than $10.9 million, including more than $4.5 million in unrestricted funds. The number of alumni participating was the highest in the Law School's history.

Young Alumni: 90 percent of the Class of 2008 made a pledge to the Law School.

Managing Partners: UVA is third only to Harvard and NYU in the number of alumni who are managing partners at law firms nationwide.*

*According to the Law Firms Yellow Book, which profiled more than 800 law firms around the nation, from all major cities, and from all states except South Dakota.

Other Distinguished Alumni Include:

Seven U.S. Senators: Ted Kennedy '59 (Massachusetts); Sheldon Whitehouse '82 (Rhode Island); Kit Bond '63 (Missouri); John Warner '53 (Virginia); Bill Nelson '68 (Florida); Evan Bayh '81 (Indiana); and John Cornyn LL.M. '95 (Texas)

Seven U.S. Representatives: Rick Boucher '71 (Virginia), Thomas Davis '75 (Virginia), Randy Forbes '77 (Virginia); Luis Fortuno '85 (Puerto Rico); Virgil Goode '73 (Virginia); Bob Inglis '84 (South Carolina); Sheila Jackson-Lee '75 (Texas)

Notable government leaders:
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano '83
Robert Mueller '73, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Kip Hawley '80, Director of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Bobby Sturgell '94, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

General counsel to: 3M, Ford Motor Company, NASA, Boeing, Nationwide Insurance, The Carlyle Group, Safeway, Oppenheimer Funds, Major League Baseball, Black Entertainment Television, American Cancer Society, Citibank-Japan, CNN, Fannie Mae, Coty Inc.

Best-selling authors: Linda Fairstein '72 (former chief prosecutor, Manhattan Sex Crimes Unit), David Baldacci '86, Philip Howard '74, Louis S. Auchincloss '41, and New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz '77

PUBLIC SERVICE

(The following statistics are for 2007-08)

Number of Students Who Logged Public Service Hours: 245

Total Student Hours Logged: 11,590

Number of Third-Year Students Who Completed 75 Hours of Public Service in Three Years: 60

Number of Class of 2008 Graduates Employed in Public Service: 25 (as of May 2008)

PILA Fellowships Awarded: 72
PILA (Public Interest Law Association, a student organization) awards fellowships to first-years and second-years who work in public service full-time during the summer. More

Total Amount of PILA Awards: $350,000

FACULTY

Student/Faculty Ratio: 13.3 to 1

Resident Faculty (full-time):

• Male: 52
• Female: 18
• Total: 70, 8 of whom are minorities

Faculty from Other Disciplines: 10
Visiting Professors: 36
Adjuncts, Lecturers, and Part-time Faculty: 90
(as of fall 2007)

COMPUTING

The Law School remains on the forefront of technology and provides:

• Wireless network access throughout the Law Grounds.
• Access to legal research databases, e-mail, the law and University library catalogs, the Web, course materials, and printers.
• Fourteen classrooms, eight seminar rooms and two moot courtrooms capable of delivering computer-generated information and video.
• A budget for financial aid students that includes $2,500 to purchase a notebook computer (does not apply to LL.M. students). Notebooks are required for all entering J.D. students (exams are taken on laptops).